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While Argentina breaks free, SA still trapped in its economic Bermuda Triangle GalleryWhile Argentina breaks free, SA still trapped in its economic Bermuda Triangle
African National Congress (ANC), Argentina, bermuda triangle, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, South African Politics, World Politics
While Argentina breaks free, SA still trapped in its economic Bermuda Triangle
News24’s On the Record summit revealed a country heavy on tactics but lacking the strategic vision and political will to make the hard policy trade-offs—from labour market reform to BEE changes—needed to break free from [...]
External shocks, internal failures: ‘Parasitic state’ will use war as excuse
As the Iran conflict threatens to derail South Africa’s optimistic budget assumptions, the country’s “parasitic state” will once again finds a convenient external excuse for SA’s internal failures, writes Tony Leon. South Africa, along with the [...]
The dangerous comfort of ANC mythology in an age of hard choices
The ANC’s rose-tinted view of its struggle-era alliances is preventing South Africa from learning the hard lessons that could actually liberate its people from unemployment and institutional decay, writes Tony Leon. For devout Hindus, the waters [...]
From high road scenarios to dead-end alliances: SA has lost its strategic way
The death of scenario planner Clem Sunter prompts Tony Leon to reflect on how South Africa has abandoned strategic thinking for ideological rigidity, backing Iran’s murderous regime while the “Big Gorilla” United States reminds the world where [...]
